Midea MLTW53A5CWW Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Midea MLTW53A5CWW: running cost
The Midea MLTW53A5CWW is certified by ENERGY STAR at 213 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
The $40 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Midea MLTW53A5CWW against the category
That's 73.2% above the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 369 of 398 certified washing machines for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every washing machine ENERGY STAR currently certifies (398 models), not an outside benchmark, about $17/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Midea MLTW53A5CWWC ($40/yr, 213 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Midea MLTW53A5CWW. Midea MLTW53A5CCG ($40/yr, 213 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Midea lineup
Midea makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 27 of 38 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MLH25N7BWW at $12/yr, and its priciest, the MLTW62M7ACG at $40/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical washing machine's service life at 10 years; run the Midea MLTW53A5CWW that long and it costs about $400 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $40/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Midea MLTW53A5CWW already costs $40/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 369 of 398 for running cost, see the washing machine category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.